FOCUS IN LEADERSHIP

A one-year, weekend MBA with a focus on leadership. Built for working professionals who want a compact, practical degree covering digital transformation, AI and business intelligence.

THE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

The MBA for Professionals is designed around outcome-based education (OBE): every course states what you will be able to do by the end of it, and assessment measures exactly that.

Feature	Details
Duration	1 year, three trimesters of four courses each
Total credits	40 credits (fixed-credit structure)
Courses	12 courses: 4 foundation, 7 core, 1 capstone
Class schedule	Weekends: Friday and Saturday, 3 hours per class
Workshops and field study	15 professional development workshops (3 credits) and 1 field study (1 credit)
Optional majors	Six majors, taken in addition to the 40 credits

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The curriculum pairs business fundamentals with the skills managers need now:

•    Leadership development

•    People, culture and human resource management

•    Strategy and innovation

•    Financial management and business intelligence

•    Operations and supply chain management

•    Marketing and expansion in the digital era

•    Digital transformation with AI

•    Quantitative decision-making

•    Business communication

•    Managerial economics

•    Accounting for non-accountants

CURRICULUM

Each course is a 3-credit, 3-hour weekly class. Three courses run on Fridays and one on Saturdays in every trimester.

First Trimester: Foundation Courses (12 credits)

Code	Course	Credit
PACT-9510	Accounting for Managers and Business Analysis	3
PCOM-9510	Business Communication for Optimum Impact	3
PBUS-9505	Management of Organizations	3
PECO-9510	Managerial Economics and Decision Making	3

Second Trimester: Core Courses (12 credits)

Code	Course	Credit
PSTS-9501	Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decisions	3
PHRM-9515	HRM with People, Culture and Leadership	3
PFIN-9515	Financial Management and Business Intelligence	3
PMIS-9515	MIS and Digital Transformation with AI	3

Third Trimester: Core and Capstone (12 credits)

Code	Course	Credit
PMKT-9515	Marketing and Expansion in the Digital Era	3
PMGT-9515	Operations and Supply Chain Management	3
PMGT-9516	Leadership Development	3
PBUS-9520	Strategic Management and Innovation (capstone)	3

Credit total: 36 credits of coursework + 3 credits of professional development workshops + 1 credit of field study = 40 credits. Class times may be updated by the department.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND FIELD STUDY

Every student attends at least 15 industry-relevant workshops (3 credits in total) and one field study (1 credit). They run alongside your courses each trimester and build practical and leadership skills.

First Trimester: Essential Professional Skills

•    Professional Writing and Business Correspondence

•    Executive Presentation and Slide Design

•    Excel for Managerial Analysis

•    Reading Financial Statements for Managers

•    Personal Leadership Branding and Networking

Second Trimester: Modern Professional Skills

•    Business Dashboards with Power BI

•    AI Tools for Business Productivity

•    Digital Marketing and Web Analytics

•    HR Analytics and People Metrics

•    Lean and Process Improvement Basics

Third Trimester: Amplifying Organizational Impact

•    Effective Negotiation Skills

•    Conflict and Crisis Management

•    Agile Project Management Basics

•    Customer Experience Management

•    Balancing Work-Life Integration

Field Study (1 Credit, Third Trimester)

An industry visit to a manufacturing, supply chain or service organization. You observe real management practices, relate them to what you studied, and present a field-study report. 

Workshop titles are tentative and may change each year based on industry demand.

OPTIONAL MAJORS

Want to specialize? Choose any three courses (9 credits) from one major. Major courses are taken in addition to the 40 credits, so a major extends your study beyond one year.

Major in Finance (Any Three Courses, 9 Credits)

•    PFIN-9601 Corporate Financial Reporting

•    PFIN-9602 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

•    PFIN-9603 Financial Statement Analysis and Decision Making

•    PFIN-9604 International Financial Management

•    PFIN-9605 Financial Risk Management

Major in Marketing (Any Three Courses, 9 Credits)

•    PMKT-9601 Strategic Brand Management

•    PMKT-9602 Customer Relationship Management

•    PMKT-9603 Integrated Marketing Communication

•    PMKT-9604 Services Marketing

•    PMKT-9605 Sales Management

Major in Accounting (Any Three Courses, 9 Credits)

•    PACT-9601 Corporate Financial Reporting

•    PACT-9602 Advanced Financial Accounting

•    PACT-9603 Advanced Cost Accounting

•    PACT-9604 Accounting Information Systems

•    PACT-9605 Corporate Tax Planning

Major in Human Resource Management (Any Three Courses, 9 Credits)

•    PHRM-9601 Human Resource Management

•    PHRM-9602 Performance Management

•    PHRM-9603 Human Resource Planning and Forecasting

•    PHRM-9604 Training and Development

•    PHRM-9605 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Major in Supply Chain Management (Any Three Courses, 9 Credits)

•    PMGT-9601 Supply Chain Logistics and Transportation

•    PMGT-9602 Total Quality Management

•    PMGT-9603 Strategic Purchasing and E-Procurement

•    PMGT-9604 Supply Chain Finance

•    PMGT-9605 Supply Chain Analytics

Major in Healthcare Management (Any Three Courses, 9 Credits)

•    PHCM-9601 Healthcare Financial Management

•    PHCM-9602 Healthcare Marketing

•    PHCM-9603 Healthcare Economics

•    PHCM-9604 Hospital Management

•    PHCM-9605 Health Information Management Technology

HOW YOU ARE ASSESSED

Beyond exams, you will work through case studies, simulations, strategic business games, group presentations, interactive quizzes, decision memos and brainstorming sessions.

Marks in Each Course

Component	Marks
Attendance	10%
Case study, presentation and participation	10%
Class tests / quizzes	10%
Midterm exam	30%
Final exam	40%

Grading Scale

Marks	Grade	Grade point	Interpretation
80% and above	A+	4.00	Outstanding
75% to below 80%	A	3.75	Excellent
70% to below 75%	A−	3.50	Quite Excellent
65% to below 70%	B+	3.25	Very Good
60% to below 65%	B	3.00	Good
55% to below 60%	B−	2.75	Quite Good
50% to below 55%	C+	2.50	Above Average
45% to below 50%	C	2.25	Average
40% to below 45%	D	2.00	Poor
Below 40%	F	0.00	Fail

 CONTACT

Name: Ms. Biswas Misti
Designation: Senior Executive
E-mail: misti@sub.edu.bd
Contact No.: 01766663561

Telephone No.: 09606782338 Ext. 116